Purgatory Park

Purgatory Park Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Purgatory Park Trail is a 4.7-mile out-and-back in Purgatory Park near Carver Beach, MN. It is mostly level, with 144 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 44.88233, -93.52152
Nearest town Carver Beach, MN

Directions

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Purgatory Park Trail

4.7 mi · ▲ 144 ft · 1 hr 38 min

Out & Back · Purgatory Park

Trailhead: 44.88233, -93.52152

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 7:01 AM · sunset 7:15 PM

Transit-accessible: Joseph Curve stop 577 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miSharp left onto Purgatory Park Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NE.
  5. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  8. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftBear left, heading E.
  11. 450 ftTurn left, heading E.
  12. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  13. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
  16. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  17. 200 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
  19. 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  20. 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
  21. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  22. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  23. 200 ftBear right, heading N.
  24. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  25. 50 ftBear left, heading N.
  26. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  27. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  28. 150 ftBear left, heading N.
  29. 350 ftBear right, heading N.
  30. 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
  31. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  32. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  33. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  34. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  35. 0.6 miSharp right, heading SW.
  36. 1.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  37. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

50% paved33% gravel17% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 7:01 AMSunset 7:15 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Joseph Curve stop 577 m from the trailhead

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